Abdel Aziz Mossi has a PhD in Social Anthropology and Ethnology, is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Parakou in Benin, and a researcher at the Laboratory of Studies and Research on Social Dynamics and Local Development (LASDEL). He is the Managing Director of SOAFRICA CONSEILS SARL. His research interests include the governance of public goods and services, public policy analysis, security governance and the tensions that may arise around national parks and nature reserves.